Day 8 - Prison

No one in their right mind wants to go to prison. Prison is this cold, dark, disgusting evil place, where you have no freedom and you're locked behind bars.
But that image has changed with the opening of Norway's nicest prison in Halden, Norway.
This prison has the capacity for 252 inmates and was opened on April 8th of this year by none other than Norways' King Harald V. It took 10 years to complete building Halden prison and cost near 252 million dollars to construct. The prison doesn't look like a prison at all. If anything it resembles expensive students dorms. There are no barred cells or double bunk bed with the nasty mattresses, instead the inmates have private rooms with their own personal bathroom, their own flat screen tv and mini fridge.Oh and may I add they also have acces to a free standing 2 bedroom house where the inmates can host their own family dinners and parties.

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1989083_2137368,00.html
(Copy and paste the link above to see pictures of the prison)

Unlike most prisons whose main goal is to punish and keep bad civilians off of the streets, this ones purpose is rehabilitation.There was one comment I read on another website talking about the same subject, that I wanted to comment on. It was: "no esta mal . pero recuerda q lo mas importante es que te quitan la libertad, no los lujos". Meaning: That' not bad. But remember that the most important thing is that they take away your freedom not, not the pleasures."
Personally I think that comment is stupid. Do you honestly think that a criminal is going to mind having his "freedom" taken when he's being cared for for the rest of his life? Oh, correction! Not life, because criminals in Norway are not sentenced to life, maximum sentencing is 21 years! I think it is ridiculous that Norwegians who pay such high taxes, (circa 25%)are paying for criminals to live comfortably and luxuriously.

So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, now you know! If you ever have the urge to kill someone, come to Norway and do it, because you could end up in Halden and live free for the next 21 years of your life.